United States v. California

CourtSupreme Court of the United States
DecidedDecember 15, 2014
Docket5, Orig.
StatusPublished

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Opinion

SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES _________________

No. 5 Orig. _________________

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, PLAINTIFF v.

STATE OF CALIFORNIA

ON BILL OF COMPLAINT [December 15, 2014]

The joint motion for entry of a supplemental decree is granted.

FIFTH SUPPLEMENTAL DECREE On October 27, 1947, this Court entered a final de- cree addressing the entitlement of the United States and the State of California to lands, minerals, and other natural resources underlying the Pacific Ocean offshore of California. United States v. California, 332 U.S. 804 (1947) (per curiam). On January 31, 1966, this Court entered a supplemental decree rede- fining the federal-state boundary pursuant to the Submerged Lands Act, 43 U.S.C. 1301-1315. 382 U.S. 448 (1966) (per curiam). Between 1977 and 1981, this Court issued three additional supplemental decrees further delineating particular portions of the federal- state boundary. 432 U.S. 40 (1977); 439 U.S. 30 (1978); 449 U.S. 408 (1981). For the purpose of identifying with greater particularity the boundary line between the submerged lands of California and those of the United States, it is ordered, adjudged, and decreed as follows:

(1a) 2a

1. As against the United States, with the excep- tions provided by Section 5 of the Submerged Lands Act, 43 U.S.C. 1313, the State of California is entitled to all lands, minerals, and other natural resources underlying the Pacific Ocean, bounded on the south by the international boundary with the United Mexican States and on the north by the boundary between the States of California and Oregon and an extension thereof, that lie landward of the lines described in paragraph 3 below. 2. As against the State of California, the United States is entitled to all lands, minerals, and other natural resources underlying the Pacific Ocean, bounded on the south by the international boundary with the United Mexican States and on the north by the boundary between the States of California and Oregon and an extension thereof, that lie seaward of the lines described in paragraph 3 below. 3. The federal-state boundary lines, referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 above, are located as follows: EXHIBIT A Location of the Fixed Offshore Boundary Between the United States and California that is Parallel to the Coastline of Mainland California. NAD 83/WGS 84

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TO 482190.149 3601160.149 BY STRAIGHT LINE TO 482057.613 3601742.580 BY ARC CENTERED AT 487475.119 3602975.369 TO 481971.082 3602217.271 BY STRAIGHT LINE TO 481943.171 3602419.914 BY ARC CENTERED AT 487447.208 3603178.012 TO 481894.818 3603378.270 BY STRAIGHT LINE TO 481914.263 3603917.406 BY ARC CENTERED AT 487466.653 3603717.148 TO 481920.114 3604041.242 BY STRAIGHT LINE TO 481923.174 3604093.622 BY ARC CENTERED AT 487277.352 3605577.508 TO 481905.559 3606996.303 BY STRAIGHT LINE TO 481858.994 3607334.978 BY STRAIGHT LINE TO 481788.241 3607715.408 BY STRAIGHT LINE TO 481731.131 3607968.326 BY STRAIGHT LINE TO 481703.033 3608056.988 BY STRAIGHT LINE TO 481618.711 3608304.764 BY STRAIGHT LINE TO 481536.931 3608518.804 BY ARC CENTERED AT 486726.995 3610501.824 TO 481485.415 3608659.279 BY STRAIGHT LINE TO 481449.447 3608761.598 BY STRAIGHT LINE TO 481400.342 3608885.098 BY STRAIGHT LINE TO 481253.973 3609252.905 BY ARC CENTERED AT 479107.866 3614377.684 TO 480417.557 3608978.254 BY STRAIGHT LINE TO 478593.245 3608535.747 BY ARC CENTERED AT 477283.554 3613935.177 TO 473138.881 3610235.066 BY ARC CENTERED AT 476985.230 3614244.397 TO 471495.327 3613389.938 BY STRAIGHT LINE TO 471474.280 3613525.165 BY ARC CENTERED AT 476964.183 3614379.624 TO 471424.734 3613951.088 4a

BY ARC CENTERED AT 476566.210 3616056.881 TO 471092.107 3615106.443 BY ARC CENTERED AT 476241.559 3617192.655 TO 470944.447 3615516.426 BY STRAIGHT LINE TO 470917.826 3615600.552 BY ARC CENTERED AT 476214.938 3617276.781 TO 470789.262 3616080.462 BY ARC CENTERED AT 476169.820 3617465.646 TO 470726.835 3616350.723 BY ARC CENTERED AT 476048.335 3617947.838 TO 470492.780 3618018.150 BY STRAIGHT LINE TO 470493.196 3618051.035 BY ARC CENTERED AT 476034.957 3618448.555 TO 470479.620 3618534.385 BY ARC CENTERED AT 475972.092 3619372.172 TO 470420.343 3619154.879 BY ARC CENTERED AT 475945.130 3619742.979 TO 470395.820 3619470.404 BY ARC CENTERED AT 475894.077 3620269.346 TO 470384.686 3619551.188 BY STRAIGHT LINE TO 470371.660 3619651.121 BY ARC CENTERED AT 475791.677 3620872.821 TO 470316.911 3621819.432 BY ARC CENTERED AT 475872.732 3621774.846 TO 470384.442 3622639.608 BY ARC CENTERED AT 475608.548 3624531.130 TO 470426.825 3626535.846 BY ARC CENTERED AT 474840.829 3629910.118 TO 470204.890 3626847.896 BY ARC CENTERED AT 474311.547 3630590.155 TO 469945.048 3627154.631 BY ARC CENTERED AT 474234.304 3630686.121 TO 469520.211 3627745.634 BY ARC CENTERED AT 473897.519 3631167.375 5a

TO 468899.765 3628740.114 BY ARC CENTERED AT 473766.097 3631421.150 TO 468667.640 3629213.238 BY ARC CENTERED AT 473693.200 3631582.391 TO 468161.677 3631061.444 BY ARC CENTERED AT 473649.146 3631931.396 TO 468103.932 3631585.369 BY ARC CENTERED AT 473548.994 3632690.101 TO 468000.041 3632410.354 BY ARC CENTERED AT 473543.273 3632786.807 TO 467987.286 3632798.994 BY ARC CENTERED AT 473502.216 3633473.299 TO 468057.897 3634581.690 BY ARC CENTERED AT 473569.866 3633883.594 TO 468595.137 3636357.700 BY ARC CENTERED AT 473803.439 3634423.089 TO 470479.536 3638875.145 BY ARC CENTERED AT 474302.327 3634843.346 TO 470680.292 3639056.421 BY ARC CENTERED AT 476222.626 3639445.869 TO 470667.354 3639535.821 BY STRAIGHT LINE TO 470652.464 3639635.949 BY ARC CENTERED AT 475923.403 3641392.747 TO 470571.866 3639899.366 BY ARC CENTERED AT 475803.284 3641770.569 TO 470371.412 3640602.705 BY ARC CENTERED AT 475796.091 3641803.537 TO 470348.071 3640713.487 BY STRAIGHT LINE TO 470286.490 3641021.266 BY ARC CENTERED AT 475734.510 3642111.316 TO 470189.482 3641762.319 BY STRAIGHT LINE TO 470146.992 3642437.421 BY ARC CENTERED AT 475692.020 3642786.418 TO 470145.253 3642466.249 6a

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